Goldie Leonard Obituary (1919 - 2009)

ODELL -- Goldie L. Leonard, 89, of Odell died at 1:44 a.m. Friday (Feb. 27, 2009) at her winter residence in Beverly Hills, Fla. Her service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Duffy Funeral Home, Odell, with Pastor Donald Leonard officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Odell. She was born May 21, 1919, in Dwight, a daughter of George Paul and Mary "Nora" Jenkins Kime. She married Floyd B. Leonard on June 21, 1946, in Manville. He survives in Odell. Also surviving are two sons, George (Beverly) Fight Odell, and Gene Leonard, Gridley; one daughter, Carole (Chuck) Bockman, Sycamore; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Martha Leonard; one brother, Wayne Thomas Kime; and three sisters, Edna Zook, Pearl Immke and Grace Schulz. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Dwight, and was a homemaker Goldie was a Dwight Grade and High School graduate. The family suggests memorials to be made to the charity of the donor's choice.